Exploring adolescents’ food environments in Vietnam: Insights from participatory research
| dc.creator | Even, Brice | |
| dc.creator | Nabuuma, Deborah | |
| dc.creator | Truong Tuyet, Mai | |
| dc.creator | Phuong, Ngo Thi Ha | |
| dc.creator | Termote, Celine | |
| dc.date | 2025-12 | |
| dc.date | 2025-12-11T13:58:58Z | |
| dc.date | 2025-12-11T13:58:58Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T13:28:07Z | |
| dc.description | This policy brief synthesizes findings from participatory video research with adolescents in urban, peri-urban, and rural Vietnam. Adolescents documented their daily interactions with local food environments, and these videos formed a shared evidence base for subsequent co-design workshops with adults. The analysis shows that proximity, convenience, affordability, and pervasive marketing are key determinants of adolescents’ food choices. Although home-cooked meals and fresh foods remain valued, near-school retail outlets and digital cues strongly shape day-to-day eating practices and facilitate the increasing penetration of ultra-processed foods and sugar-sweetened beverages. The brief gives an overview of the co-designed community action plans and outlines priority policy options to improve school and retail food environments, including strengthened canteen standards, restrictions on the marketing and sale of sugar-sweetened beverages, improved food and nutrition messaging, and enhanced monitoring and accountability. Overall, the findings highlight the importance of youth-engaged approaches for developing context-specific and equitable strategies to support healthier diets. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178742 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/60339 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.rights | Open Access | |
| dc.source | Even, B.; Nabuuma, D.; Truong Tuyet, M.; Phuong, N.T.H.; Termote, C. (2025) Exploring adolescents’ food environments in Vietnam: Insights from participatory research. Hanoi (Vietnam): International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), p. 20 | |
| dc.subject | food systems | |
| dc.subject | nutrition | |
| dc.subject | diet | |
| dc.subject | sustainability | |
| dc.subject | policy briefs | |
| dc.subject | food environment | |
| dc.title | Exploring adolescents’ food environments in Vietnam: Insights from participatory research | |
| dc.type | Brief |